Question follow-through · 88040
Packaging: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to reform the (a) Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) and (b) Packaging Waste Export Recycling Note (PERN) system to (i) address market imbalances that disadvant
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 4 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 18 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to reform the (a) Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) and (b) Packaging Waste Export Recycling Note (PERN) system to (i) address market imbalances that disadvant
18 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Nov 2025
Answer published
Yes, we have been working closely with relevant stakeholders to identify and prioritise options to reform the PRN system, including levelling the playing field between UK reprocessors and exporters, and increasing transparency in the system. We plan to co...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fishing Catches
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to end overfishing in UK waters and restore fish stocks to sustainable levels.
Animal Welfare: Tourism
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will introduce regulations under the Animal (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 to prohibit the domestic sale and advertising of low-welfare animal experiences
Water: Regulation
12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the new integrated water regulator for England will be formally established.
Water Companies: Regulation
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reform water companies regulation in response to sewage pollution.